Bits & Pieces

Our weekend was jammed packed full of summer fun! Well, Justin perhaps wouldn't say the same since he had to go to his Unit on Saturday. But, today was definitely adventurous for us both with early starts for tea dates and story reading.

Below are some bits & pieces of all of the documented fun!

My cousin, Cellina, who is considered my twin (we exactly the same in many ways) is getting married next month! We showered her with so much love during her Bridal Shower! xoxo

Cellina with her Maid of Honor, Veronica (we love her)!

This girl loves her sangria! 

Dania Beach

My cute lil' nugget

A casual evening listening to old records...

A quick grocery trip;

On a whim after a brief meltdown, Justin took me to the old Cypress Natural Preserve to snap photos of nature and myself.

The nine year old in me had to participate in PokemonGo (this was a quick phase that fizzled out)

Coffee date with Justin

Around our home

We spotted an apple tree

milo & sarge

1/8 of my film cameras

Bedroom sunsets

my big boy

The weekend is now over and we wish it wasn't! We have been house hunting and dreaming up new dreams of our future careers and our future family. As wedding planning continues, we have only 68 days left, that's only two months and six days away! Time sure is flying by!

Thank you so much for stopping by and reading! Until next time!

Avoir,

Winds of Change

Every summer it seems to be the same! The winds change, and so does my mind about my career choice. This is absolutely normal to me, and to some it would seem quite frightening that I change from job to job. Why do I do this? I do this because I clearly haven't found what I love to do. I understand that all jobs suck and that we must "stick it out" but why? We only live on this Earth for so long, why must I spend eight hours of my day doing something I just do not find joy in?

Ever since I was eighteen I longed to become a photographer and open my own business. I wanted to make art for the rest of my life... and then I went through college. College wasn't really something for me, but I did it anyway because I knew it was important to have a degree as a back-up. After graduating I now understand how important it is to have a job, and a steady flow of income; especially since I am in the midst of planning my own wedding. 

How will I ever live my dreams while I am in need of a steady income? Well, I feel fortunate enough to have a fiance who supports and understands my own needs. We are complete opposites when it comes to the workforce. He is career oriented and goal driven. I am not saying I am not neither of these things, the difference would be that I am driven, but I am driven with fairytales in my head, and pixie dust at my feet. Clearly this is why I am marrying him, since he keeps me grounded. 

I have so many ideas of becoming an illustrator and creating beautiful cute pieces of art and selling them (my big time dream). My dream of becoming a photographer has seemed to have toned down as I have lost a lot of my confidence with it. With Instagram these days everyone with a camera is a photographer. A lot of people have a good eye for it, and take amazing shots, but that just hinders my own confidence with my work. It is terrible to compare, but there is no way to solve the photographer blues by comparison. Picking my camera back up has helped me with a lot of my own therapy to gaining that inner light back and faith in my abilities to capturing those moments. It's just the shaking off the thought of what is a "good photograph" because all photos are beautiful, it is the way we see the world. 

As I await on a certain phone call, I plan on just putting my plans into action and hope for the absolute best. I know that the bow must be pulled back all the way before launching into greatness.